Friday, May 24, 2024

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 5/24/2024 NEWSDUMP FRIDAY HOLIDAY*MISSIONARIES KILLED IN HAITI*US DEFENSE CHIEF UNDERGOES MEDICAL PROCEDURE*INTERNATIONAL COURT RULES AGAINST ISRAEL*PUTIN RESPONDS TO PLANNED SEIZURE OF RUSSIAN ASSETS*

 


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                   LATE NEWS TONIGHT:




IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE AND 1,100 HOMES BURIED BY A LANDSLIDE.



A REMOTE VILLAGE LEVELLED BY THE LANDSLIDE THAT HIT KAOKALAM VILLAGE IN ENGA PROVINCE EARLY THIS MORNING...REUTERS-THE STRAITS TIMES



Louisiana Governor Mike Landry signing legislation classifying two types of abortion pills as controlled substances...REUTERS-RADIO NEW ZEALAND




Biden Administration prosecutors seeking a gag order against President Donald Trump in the 'classified documents' case.


Federal District Judge Aileen Cannon told by those prosecutors that President Trump's comments regarding the FBI raid on his Mar-a-Lago home in August 2022 were both false and a threat to the safety of members of law enforcement...ASSOCIATED PRESS-HINDUSTAN TIMES



US POLITICAL POLLING THE COOK POLITICAL REPORT GIVES DONALD TRUMP THE ADVANTAGE OVER JOE BIDEN IN SIX OF SEVEN BATTLEGROUND STATES.


AN EMERSON POLL PUTS DONALD TRUMP IN THE LEAD OVER JOE BIDEN NATIONALLY IN TWO-WAY AND FIVE-WAY RACES...REAL CLEAR POLLING LATEST POLLS




Four reported dead in an Israeli strike in the central part of Gaza...TASS RUSSIA



US Secretary of State Antony Blinken talking to Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz in the aftermath of the international court decision on Israel's military operation in Gaza.


Blinken said to have talked about a ceasefire-hostage deal with Hamas.


He also reiterated Joe Biden's position against a "major operation" in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.



The notions of protecting civilians and aid workers in Gaza as well as reopening the Rafah border crossing as soon as possible also talked about...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...



The White House claiming tonight that "we have a clear and consistent position on Rafah" with no further comment...TIMES OF ISRAEL...



More on that international court ruling later in the summary.







LATE TONIGHT AIR RAID ALERTS IN SIX EASTERN REGIONS OF UKRAINE...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




The US Department of Agriculture noting the presence of bird flu in the tissue from the meat of a dairy cow.   This was one of 95 samples tested by the USDA.   None of the samples ending up in the food supply...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




THREE MISSIONARIES INCLUDING AN AMERICAN COUPLE KILLED BY A GANG THURSDAY NIGHT IN HAITI'S CAPITAL CITY PORT-AU-PRINCE...CNN...



KENYAN PRESIDENT WILLIAM RUTO SAYS A FORCE LED BY POLICE FROM KENYA WILL ARRIVE IN HAITI IN THREE WEEKS...BBC NEWS




US DEFENSE SECRETARY LLOYD AUSTIN UNDERGOING A MEDICAL PROCEDURE TONIGHT.



AUSTIN SAID TO HAVE BLADDER ISSUES BUT WE ARE TOLD THE PROCEDURE IS NOT RELATED TO HIS PROSTATE CANCER DIAGNOSIS.



AUSTIN'S AUTHORITY TRANSFERED TO DEPUTY DEFENSE SECRETARY KATHLEEN HICKS..ASSOCIATED PRESS USA





Actor Alec Baldwin losing an attempt to have the manslaughter charge against him dropped.


A judge upholding the involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin in the 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.


That fatal shooting on the set of the movie "Rust"...SKY NEWS UK



THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE RULING THAT ISRAEL MUST STOP MILITARY OPERATIONS IN GAZA.


REACTION FROM MANY QUARTERS.


 'MODERATE' ISRAELI WAR CABINET MEMBER BENNY GANTZ SAYING A 'JUST AND NECESSARY' WAR WILL CONTINUE IN GAZA.


THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS NOT TAKEN A POSITION ON THE RULING...BBC NEWS BLOG



The markets today.




The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 4.33 points today.



The NASDAQ up 184.76 points or 1.1 percent.


Tonight the price of oil at 77 dollars and 80 cents a barrel down 93 cents today or 1.21 percent...MARKETWATCH



RUSSIAN FEDERAL SECURITY SERVICE CHIEF ALEXANDER BORTNIKOV SAYS THAT UKRAINE'S MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE WAS INVOLVED IN THE MARCH 22ND CROCUS CITY HALL ATTACK.


BORTNIKOV SAYS THAT THE PROBE INTO THE TERRORIST ATTACK THAT KILLED AT LEAST 144 AND WOUNDED 382 CONTINUES...ANADOLU AGENCY-TURKEY (TURKIYE)



CHINA'S MILITARY SPOKESMAN SAYS THAT THE NEW PRESIDENT OF TAIWAN WITH HIS MAY 20TH INAUGURATION SPEECH IS PUSHING TOWARDS WAR.


CHINA CONDUCTING TWO DAYS OF MILITARY MANUEVERS TO COUNTER THE NOTION OF AN INDEPENDENT TAIWAN...TASS RUSSIA...


CHINA'S MILITARY RELEASING A 3-D SIMULATION OF A MISSILE STRIKE ON TAIWAN...TASS RUSSIA



A drone intercepted as it approached Israel this morning.   Shrapnel from the drone causing a fire inside Israeli territory.


An Iraqi militia aligned with Iran claiming an attempt to attack the port of Haifa...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS



JOE BIDEN OFFERING KENYA STATUS ON A LIST OF NATIONS CALLED 'MAJOR NON-NATO' ALLIES.


BIDEN MEETING KENYAN PRESIDENT WILLIAM RUTO DURING A THREE-DAY STATE VISIT TO THE US,


THE CONFLICT WITH TERRORISM AND SOMALIA AND THE CIVIL WAR IN SUDAN BOTH COUNTRIES NEIGHBORING KENYA ALSO DISCUSSED...ASSOCIATED PRESS-REUTERS


                   ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

                                                          (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



             BODIES OF HOSTAGES FOUND IN GAZA




           MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




                               ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS




                                         TIMES OF ISRAEL




Israel says it has located the bodies of three hostages from the brutal October 7th attack in Gaza...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS





In other news...




Former Colombian President of the "Right" Alvaro Uribe charged with witness tampering and bribery,


The charges in a long-running case involve the notion Uribe was working to discredit a political opponent.


That opponent spreading the notion that Uribe's family had ties to right-wing paramilitaries fighting leftist terrorist groups in Colombia...FOX NEWS



JAPAN EXPANDING ITS SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA OVER ALLEGED ARMS SALES BY NORTH KOREA TO RUSSIA.


THE SANCTIONS ALSO EXTENDED TO TWO CYPRUS BASED COMPANIES...TASS RUSSIA


The US announcing sanctions against government officials in the nation of Georgia next to Russia.


That's over the new 'foreign agents' law designed to prevent the US and other nations from interfering in Georgia's internal affairs.


The law has been labeled a "Russian law" by the pro-NATO political opposition in Georgia...ANI NEWS INDIA



Russian President Vladimir Putin signing a decree allowing seizure of US assets in Russia.


Any seizure of American assets in Russia would be linked to compensation of Russian individuals or entities who have their assets seized by the United States.



The US and EU countries moving towards sending seized Russian assets to Ukraine...TASS RUSSIA




   THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                         (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



11 SETTLEMENTS ATTACKED IN RUSSIA'S KURSK REGION


25 ROCKETS FIRED IN SOUTHWESTERN RUSSIAN REGION


                            TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS





        RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




11 settlements coming under attack in Russia's Kursk Region.   A drone attacking a tractor with other drones taken down by electronic warfare...TASS RUSSIA



25 rockets fired from Ukraine into southwestern Russia's Belgorod Region.   Damage reported but no injuries...TASS RUSSIA




In other news....




A REPORT TO CONGRESS FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE TARGETING CHINESE OWNED ONLINE ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES.



THE REPORT DESIGNED TO GENERATE THE NOTION OF A NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT FROM VARIOUS CHINESE OWNED SOCIAL MEDIA AND E-COMMERCE COMPANIES INCLUDING TIKTOK,  WECHAT, SCHEIN AND TEMU...USNI NEWS




Pope Francis attributing a second miracle to an Italian teenager who died of leukemia in 2006.


Carlo Acutis used the internet to spread the Catholic faith.


Acutis is cited as one who warned that the internet could be harmful as well as beneficial...REUTERS-ASIA ONE














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